Has it been over a month? I need to write more. Well, here, at least I've got a picture of Howliday Inn up because it is one of my early October memories. Autumn is my favorite season. It wasn't always the case, though. In youth, it was all about summers. They were a relief from… Continue reading October Memories
Tag: flash fiction
The Ticking Clock
The Ticking Clock By Andrija Popovic (C) 2017 Andrija Popovic 4:19 AM Eastern Time. Every morning, an hour and a half before his alarm was set to go off, he awoke. His eyes snapped open. He took a deep breath, almost gasping. Reaching out, he touched his snoring wife's form to one side, and his… Continue reading The Ticking Clock
It Was A Day
It Was A Day by Andrija Popovic (c) 2017 Andrija Popovic I'd just returned home and downloaded into my standard body when Theta pinged my personal network. "Hey? You centered yet?" "Gimme a bit. I'm still synching." My work body, designed for zero-G work, rested comfortably in the wall transfer closet. I shook the pins… Continue reading It Was A Day
Meanwhile, That Tuesday (NSFW)
Meanwhile, That Tuesday by Andrija Popovic (C) 2017 Andrija Popovic Tuesday morning, cultists of Sesuva-Danna, the Seething God of Pain and Ecstasy, captured Michael Disimilov on his way to work. They dragged him out into the dark reaches of the city, beneath an abandoned manor, and flayed the business suit from his back with… Continue reading Meanwhile, That Tuesday (NSFW)
The Tour is Not Worth the Donation
The Tour Is Not Worth the DonationBy Andrija Popovic (C) 2017 Andrija Popovic "Hello, and welcome to the National Museum of Existential Dread. Thank you for your donation and for participating in this tour. My name is Andy and I will be your guide. Before we reach our main attraction, please take a moment to… Continue reading The Tour is Not Worth the Donation
Choose your own Adventure
(C) 2017 Andrija Popovic The door opens up and you find yourself in the main hub area of your beautiful job. Rows of cube-chairs, one after the other, line the massive open plan office space. You can see your reflection in the great silvered mirrors of the executive offices. The executives get private thinking spaces… Continue reading Choose your own Adventure
Extra Large Turing Test with Fries
Extra Large Turing Test with Fries by Andrija Popovic (C) 2017 Andrija Popovic [Excerpt from artificial drive-through attendant Turing Test with Miss Rosa Mirella, 26, of Gaithersburg, MD. In this test series, subjects are randomly exposed to either a human attendant or an artificial one.] INTERVIEWER: Miss Mirella, just to review, prior to the very… Continue reading Extra Large Turing Test with Fries
All Politics is Local
All Politics is Local by Andrija Popovic (c) 2017 Andrija Popovic "Ms. Deveroux, give us a straight answer." Duane Jefferson, seventy years old and elder statesman of the Groveton city council, crossed all four of his arms. "Is the waste water disposal system for the oil wells causing our inter-dimensional issues?" Thea Deveroux, an occult… Continue reading All Politics is Local
The Most Hated Creature in Known Space
The Most Hated Creature in Known Space by Andrija Popovic (c) 2017 Andrija Popovic On our first day the instructor shot our valedictorian, William Robert "Billy-Bob" Rossmount, in the crotch with a burner bolt. Billy-Bob convulsed, wet himself, and fell onto the faux linoleum floor. The woman beside me murmured, "Holy fuck." Meanwhile, the best… Continue reading The Most Hated Creature in Known Space
Biomechanoid Blues 